MonthMarch 2018

We return for part two of our review of Oration MMXVIII which took place on the evening of March 8. As with the first day, this took place in the humble bar Húrra, located in downtown Reykjavík, a dark, intimate venue with a great sound system. Where the first day leaned heavily towards black metal,

The third and final edition of Oration has drawn to a close. No other festival I’ve ever attended has come close to achieving what Oration has over the past few years. The links between the festival itself and the rising tide of Icelandic black metal run deep: the festival is organised by Stephen Lockhart, who